Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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