Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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