Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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