Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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