Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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