Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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