Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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