Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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