Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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