Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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