Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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