Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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