Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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