Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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