Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of 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 massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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