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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are 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 many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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