Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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