Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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