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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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