Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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