Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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