Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering 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 teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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