Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally 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 several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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