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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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