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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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