Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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