Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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