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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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