Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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