Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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