Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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