Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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