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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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