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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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