Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students 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 lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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