Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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