Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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