Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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