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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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