Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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