Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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