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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices