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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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