Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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