Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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