Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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