Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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