Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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