Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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