Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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