Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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