Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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