Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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