Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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