Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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