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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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