Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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