Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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