Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free 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 many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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