Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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