Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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