Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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