Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students 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 quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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