Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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