Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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