Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. 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 topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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