Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free 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 a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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