Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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