Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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