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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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