Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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