Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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