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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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