Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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