Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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