Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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