Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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