Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses 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 topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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