Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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