Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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