Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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