Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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