Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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