Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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