Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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