Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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