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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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