Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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