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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning