Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free 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 many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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