Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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