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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently 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 subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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