Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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