Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world 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 commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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