Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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