Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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