Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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