Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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