Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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