Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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