Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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