Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically 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 technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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