Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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