Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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