Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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