Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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