Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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