Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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