Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently 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 a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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