Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not 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 numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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