Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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