Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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