Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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