Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally 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 subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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