Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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