Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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