Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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