Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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