Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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