Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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