Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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