Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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