Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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