Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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