Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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