Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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