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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about 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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