Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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