Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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