Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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