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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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