Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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