Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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