Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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