Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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