Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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