Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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