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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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