Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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