Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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