Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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