Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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