Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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