Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online 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 teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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