Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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