Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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