Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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