Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 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 guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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