Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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