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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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