Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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