Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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