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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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