Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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