Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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