Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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