Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key 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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