Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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