Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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