Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today 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 organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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