Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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