Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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