Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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