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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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