Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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