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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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