Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily 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 quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides 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 MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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