Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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