Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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