Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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