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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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