Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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