Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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