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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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