Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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