Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students 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 several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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