Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people 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 MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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