Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are empowering people all around 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. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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