Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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