Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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