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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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