Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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