Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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