Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important 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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