Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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