Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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