Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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