Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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