Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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