Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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