Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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