Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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