Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions 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 educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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