Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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