Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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