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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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