Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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