Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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