Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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