Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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