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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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