Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily 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 several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy 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 optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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