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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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