Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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