Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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