Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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