Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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