Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in 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 ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the 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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