Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling 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 almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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