Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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