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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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