Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners 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 issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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