Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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