Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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