Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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