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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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