Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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