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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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