Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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