Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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