Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always 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 a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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