Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC 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 many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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