Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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