Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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