Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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