Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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