Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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