Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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