Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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