Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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