Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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