Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive 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 many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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