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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants 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 typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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