Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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