Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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