Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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