Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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