Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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