Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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