Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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