Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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