Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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