Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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