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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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