Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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