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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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