Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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