Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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