Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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