Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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