Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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