Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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