Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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