Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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