Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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