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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major 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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