Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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