Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Czech Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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