Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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