Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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