Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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