Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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