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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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