Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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