Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free 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 lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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