Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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