Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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