Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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