Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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