Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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