Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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