Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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