Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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