Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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