Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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