Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are 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 numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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