Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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