Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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