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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students 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 must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education