Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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