Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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