Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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