Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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