Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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