Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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