Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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