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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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