Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational