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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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