Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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