Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. 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 stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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