Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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