Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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