Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally 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 many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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