Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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