Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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