Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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