Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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