Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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