Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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