Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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 a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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