Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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