Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally 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 many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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