Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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