Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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