Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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