Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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