Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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