Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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