Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students 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 quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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