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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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