Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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