Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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