Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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