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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently 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 issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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