Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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