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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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