Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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