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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always 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 online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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