Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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