Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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