Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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