Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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