Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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