Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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