Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over 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 massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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