Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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