Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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