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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly 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 a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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