Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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