Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly 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 numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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