Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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