Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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