Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with 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 participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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