Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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