Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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