Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly 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 a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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