Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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