Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education