Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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