Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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