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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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