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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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