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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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