Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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