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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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