Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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