Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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