Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally 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 distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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