Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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