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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. 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 we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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