Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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