Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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