Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free 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 online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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