Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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