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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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