Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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