Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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