Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are 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 many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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