Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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