Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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