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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently 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 variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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