Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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