Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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