Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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