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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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