Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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