Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners 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 issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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