Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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