Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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