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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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