Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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