Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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