Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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