Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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