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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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