Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners 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 many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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