Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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