Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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