Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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