Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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