Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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