Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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