Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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