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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit