Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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