Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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