Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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