Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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