Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not 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 several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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