Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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