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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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