Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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