Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices