Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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