Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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