Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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