Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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