Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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