Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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