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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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