Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices