Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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