Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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