Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently 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 a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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