Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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