Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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