Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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