Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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