Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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