Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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