Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners 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 lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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