Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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