Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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