Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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