Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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