Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally 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 numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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