Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Pros And Cons