Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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