Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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