Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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