Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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