Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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