Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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