Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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