Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important 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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