Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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