Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free 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 a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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