Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally 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 several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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