Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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