Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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