Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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