Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily 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 many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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