Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free 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 issues that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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