Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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