Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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