Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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