Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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