Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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