Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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