Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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