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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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