Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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