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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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