Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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