Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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