Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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