Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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