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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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