Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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