Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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