Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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