Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. 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 massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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