Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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