Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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