Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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