Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education have empowered people all around 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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