Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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