Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in nations 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 free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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