Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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