Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses 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 numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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