Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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