Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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