Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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