Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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