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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology enable humans 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 online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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