Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University