Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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