Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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