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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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