Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly 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 subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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