Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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