Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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