Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of 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. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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