Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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