Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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