Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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