Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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