Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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