Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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