Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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