Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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