Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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