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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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