Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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