Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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