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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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