Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes 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 several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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