Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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