Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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