Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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