Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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