Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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