Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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