Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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