Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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