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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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