Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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