Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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