Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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