Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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