Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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