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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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