Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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