Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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