Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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