Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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