Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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