Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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