Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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