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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently 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 many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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