Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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